oculus
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The American architect and artist created a contemplative moment with her two-part sculptural fountain: One stone lies flat as water bubbles up and over it, while an adjacent 11-foot-tall stone oculus emits a gentle mist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Vines will hang from the Lucas’ floating oculus, right above its entry court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
At ground level, a circular port called an oculus will allow passersby to peer into a 325,000-gallon coral canyon teeming with thousands of fish and invertebrates.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
The oculus element is a compromise between increasing public access and maintaining its research function, he said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2022
I see her giving Addie the evil oculus every morning as Addie stands there, silent as dandruff and every bit as annoying.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
In Classical architecture, oculi were left open to the elements, and these skylights can open, too.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2016
It requires contractions of the orbicularis oculi, the sphincter muscle surrounding the eye socket, which, Duchenne wrote, “is only put in play by the sweet emotions of the soul.”
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 5, 2015
She needs to squeeze them tighter to demonstrate the strength she has in the orbicular oculi.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
While a performed or deliberate smile requires just the zygomaticus major, the muscle around the mouth, “real” smiles involve both the lips and the muscles ringing the eyes, the orbicularis oculi.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2013
It is almost impossible to tighten the orbicularis oculi, pars orbitalis on demand, and it is equally difficult to stop it from tightening when we smile at something genuinely pleasurable.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
